Lambeth
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Landlord licensing in Lambeth
Mandatory HMO licensing applies across England. Lambeth may also operate additional or selective licensing.
- Selective licensing
- In operation. Lambeth operates selective licensing in two phases. Phase 1 commenced on Monday 2 September 2024 covering four wards: Knights Hill, Streatham Common and Vale, Streatham Hill East, and Streatham St. Leonard's. Phase 2 commenced on Monday 1 September 2025 covering 19 further wards (including Brixton, Clapham, Kennington, Oval and Stockwell areas). Vauxhall and Waterloo & South Bank wards are excluded from both phases. Early applications for Phase 2 opened on Friday 1 August 2025.Coverage: Phase 1: Knights Hill, Streatham Common and Vale, Streatham Hill East, Streatham St. Leonard's. Phase 2: 19 further wards. Excluded from both phases: Vauxhall and Waterloo & South Bank.Designated: Phase 1 from 2 September 2024; Phase 2 from 1 September 2025. End dates not stated on the council's page.
- Additional HMO licensing
- In operation. Borough-wide additional HMO licensing. The council's page states the scheme applies to 'any property occupied by three or more individuals that is not captured by mandatory HMO licensing', including multiple-occupied flats in purpose-built blocks and certain converted buildings, and that 'The scheme came into force on Thursday 9 December 2021.' The council also notes 'a notable backlog' affecting application processing times.Coverage: Borough-wideDesignated: In force from 9 December 2021. No end date stated on the council's page.
Between the borough-wide additional scheme and Phases 1 and 2 of selective licensing, effectively all private rented housing in Lambeth except in Vauxhall and Waterloo & South Bank now requires some form of licence. The selective licence fee stated on the council's page (effective 1 April 2026) is £1025, split as 'Part A (£717.50) for the administration of the application' and 'Part B (£307.50) for managing and enforcing the licensing scheme'. Accredited landlords may be entitled to a £75 discount applied to the Part B fee. Applications are made through hmolicensing.lambeth.gov.uk. Lambeth also publishes a dedicated fire safety page under planning and building control.
Checked against the council’s own pages on 21 July 2026. Licensing schemes are five-year designations that expire and get redesignated on their own timetables — always confirm on LambethCouncil’s licensing pages before applying or paying.
What Lambeth is built of — and what that means for repairs
Lambeth runs from dense inner-London terraces and Georgian/Victorian stock in Kennington, Vauxhall, Brixton and Clapham out to more suburban Edwardian and interwar housing in Streatham, Tulse Hill and Norwood. A very large proportion of the borough's houses have been converted into flats, and there is a substantial post-war council estate stock as well as significant new-build apartment development along the Albert Embankment, Nine Elms and Waterloo corridor. Private renting accounts for a large share of households.
Common repair issues in Lambeth
- Solid-wall damp and heat loss in Victorian terraces, aggravated by cement renders and non-breathable modern finishes
- Poorly executed house-to-flat conversions: fire compartmentation and escape-route defects, sound transmission, and shared drainage and soil stacks
- Sub-floor ventilation blocked by paving, extensions and insulation, leading to damp and timber decay in suspended floors
- Communal heating systems, risers and building-safety remediation obligations in post-war and high-rise estate blocks
- Rear-extension and loft-conversion works triggering party wall and building control issues in continuous terraces
- Ageing electrical installations and heating in long-let private rented stock now brought into licensing conditions
Areas we cover in Lambeth
- Brixton
- Clapham
- Streatham
- Kennington
- Vauxhall
- Herne Hill
- West Norwood
- Tulse Hill
- Stockwell
- Waterloo
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Do landlords need a property licence in Lambeth?
Lambeth operates additional HMO licensing borough-wide and selective licensing; the exact coverage of selective licensing is set out on our Lambeth page. Mandatory HMO licensing applies across England regardless. Checked against Lambeth Council’s own pages on 21 July 2026 — confirm on the council’s website before applying, as designations expire and are renewed on their own timetables.
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